Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Railroad companies; require to clear vegetation at highway grade crossings.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation;Judiciary A | |
| 2 | 03/09 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Woods
Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE RAILROAD COMPANIES TO REMOVE VEGETATION WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF HIGHWAY RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS; TO PROVIDE THAT IN CIVIL ACTIONS TO RECOVER DAMAGES SUSTAINED IN COLLISIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITH RAILROAD TRAINS, THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE RAILROAD COMPANY'S FAILURE TO REMOVE SUCH VEGETATION WAS THE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE INJURY SHALL BE INITIALLY DETERMINED BY THE JUDGE; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PERIODICALLY INSPECT AND EVALUATE ALL PUBLIC HIGHWAY RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS TO DETERMINE IF THE RAILROAD COMPANY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT AND TO NOTIFY RAILROAD COMPANIES OF ANY SUCH NONCOMPLIANCE; TO PROVIDE CIVIL FINES FOR RAILROAD COMPANIES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO BRING A CIVIL ACTION TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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